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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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